Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 137 · 40 questions

Word tip (Know your reader): Informal (everyday) words are short and friendly: buy, help, get, tell. Formal words are longer and more serious: purchase, assist, receive, inform. Use formal words in letters to the principal, applications and reports; use everyday words with friends and family.

1. 1.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) receive (d) reside
2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
3. 3.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) buy (b) help (c) live (d) start
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) tell
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) right away
6. 6.Which is the formal word for “think about”? (a) consider (b) reside (c) purchase (d) conclude
7. 7.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) therefore (b) frequently (c) approximately (d) previously
8. 8.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) tell (b) go up (c) buy (d) live
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) tell (c) buy (d) live
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “later”? (a) subsequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “descend”? (a) buy (b) help (c) need (d) go down
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) respond (c) purchase (d) reside
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) approximately (c) previously (d) immediately
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) enough (b) often (c) old (d) lucky
15. 15.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) sufficient (d) frequent
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “try”? (a) reside (b) purchase (c) attempt (d) inform
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) citizens (c) colleagues (d) children
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) require (b) reside (c) demonstrate (d) conclude
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) residence (d) occupation
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) previous (c) frequent (d) sufficient
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) reside (b) require (c) provide (d) enquire
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “old”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) elderly (d) previous
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) job (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “phone”? (a) residence (b) telephone (c) occupation (d) error
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) lucky (b) about (c) often (d) enough
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) buy (c) need (d) talk
27. 27.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) require (c) reside (d) observe
28. 28.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) however (d) approximately
29. 29.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) supervisor (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
30. 30.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) let (c) buy (d) live
31. 31.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) need (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
32. 32.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) previous (b) principal (c) fortunate (d) sufficient
33. 33.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) purchase (b) commence (c) reside (d) verify
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “assist”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) help
35. 35.Which is the formal word for “help”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) commence (d) assist
36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “examination”? (a) phone (b) money (c) test (d) bike
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) previous (b) immediately (c) sufficient (d) approximately
38. 38.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) inform (d) require
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “go down”? (a) purchase (b) descend (c) require (d) reside
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) enquire (b) reside (c) conclude (d) assist

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